Hi, thanks for visiting my Prestonian Lectureship fundraising page.

I have chosen two charities to be supported from the proceeds of the 2012 Prestonian Lecture.  One is a Masonic charity and the other a Scouting one.  Both are worthy causes, much deserving of our support. 

The Scouting charitable cause is the development of the UK Scout Association's archives. As the home of the worldwide Scout Movement, the UK has a particular responsibility to protect the many unique and irreplaceable national and international documents and artefacts that date from Scouting’s origins to the present day. These documents range from Baden-Powell’s handwritten manuscript for “Scouting for Boys” to current plans for growing Scouting’s capacity to satisfy the 35,000 young people who are waiting to join. £40,000 is needed to digitise the archive and to move it into a climate controlled environment, compliant with BS5454:2000, preserving it and enabling Scouting’s legacy to be shared with a wider audience and future generations.

With your support The Scout Association will also be able to complete an archive website to make heritage material available to the public in the UK and overseas. I would hope that proceeds from the Prestonian Lecture could meet the full cost of this globally significant project, so that no draw need be made on The Scout Association’s own funds, which can then be applied to the growth and development of Scouting, for today and tomorrows’ young people.

For more information about Scouting in the UK please visit www.scout.org.uk. The Scout Association’s registered charity number in England & Wales is 306101.

 

 

 

 

So please dig deep and donate now.

For more on the 2012 Prestonian Lecture, please visit www.prestonian2012.org.uk